Wednesday, March 25th 2015
MSI Announces First AMD Motherboard with USB 3.1, the 970A SLI Krait Edition
MSI, world leading in motherboard technology, is proud to announce world's first USB 3.1 featured AMD motherboard, the classy black & white 970A SLI Krait Edition. Delivering blazing fast USB performance, up to 2 times faster than USB 3.0, the new 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard offers two USB 3.1 ports, which are fully backwards compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices. Copying files from your external hard disk or USB pen drive will be faster than ever. Offering reliable and fast Gigabit LAN together with Nvidia SLI and AMD CrossFire support for enthusiasts looking to pair up multiple graphics cards, the new classy black & white 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard is a testament of quality. Military Class 4 provides all the stability you need through carefully selected and thoroughly tested components and materials.
"AMD and MSI strive to deliver innovation and great products that provide cutting edge features and capabilities for all users," said Darren Grasby, AMD Corporate VP, Global Channel Sales. "We are very excited to partner with MSI on the launch of the new USB 3.1 powered 970A SLI Krait Edition Motherboard - a highly optimized, feature-rich platform that unleashes the full potential of AMD processors in a powerful solution that also delivers great value and customer experience." The 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard perfectly caters to those AMD fans who are looking for something different in terms of design and latest specification, but desire nothing but the best in terms of features and power.
USB 3.1: Two Times Faster than USB 3.0
USB 3.1 allows for speeds up to 10 Gbps, doubling the speed compared to USB 3.0 and 20x faster than legacy USB 2.0. USB 3.1 is even faster than SATAIII! Transferring your favorite games, albums and movies over USB has never been faster.
Optimized for multiple graphics cards
The MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard supports multi-GPU and with enough space for an optimal airflow when using multiple graphics cards. That way, there is no need to worry about heat issues, while enjoying the best graphics jumping off from your monitor when running an Nvidia SLI or AMD CrossFire gaming setup.
Where Krait meets AMD
The 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard is now ready for AMD fans who have been waiting for something special and packed with features. The 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard is continuing the black & white bloodline with an even more impressive and massive appearance. Now presenting even more black & white highlights, featuring USB 3.1 and support for multi-GPU configurations make the 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard another excellent addition to the black & white family.
"AMD and MSI strive to deliver innovation and great products that provide cutting edge features and capabilities for all users," said Darren Grasby, AMD Corporate VP, Global Channel Sales. "We are very excited to partner with MSI on the launch of the new USB 3.1 powered 970A SLI Krait Edition Motherboard - a highly optimized, feature-rich platform that unleashes the full potential of AMD processors in a powerful solution that also delivers great value and customer experience." The 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard perfectly caters to those AMD fans who are looking for something different in terms of design and latest specification, but desire nothing but the best in terms of features and power.
USB 3.1 allows for speeds up to 10 Gbps, doubling the speed compared to USB 3.0 and 20x faster than legacy USB 2.0. USB 3.1 is even faster than SATAIII! Transferring your favorite games, albums and movies over USB has never been faster.
Optimized for multiple graphics cards
The MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard supports multi-GPU and with enough space for an optimal airflow when using multiple graphics cards. That way, there is no need to worry about heat issues, while enjoying the best graphics jumping off from your monitor when running an Nvidia SLI or AMD CrossFire gaming setup.
Where Krait meets AMD
The 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard is now ready for AMD fans who have been waiting for something special and packed with features. The 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard is continuing the black & white bloodline with an even more impressive and massive appearance. Now presenting even more black & white highlights, featuring USB 3.1 and support for multi-GPU configurations make the 970A SLI Krait Edition motherboard another excellent addition to the black & white family.
19 Comments on MSI Announces First AMD Motherboard with USB 3.1, the 970A SLI Krait Edition
Back on the topic:Only two, where is the logic in that? If they do not want to put more ports they should wait for Intel 100 series chipset.
Also, PCI ports are totally unacceptable!
Nice Mobo. Time to come back to AMD? >:D, DX12 is boosting the AMD products?
Now back onto this particular board where does the USB 3.1 chip get its bandwidth from? I believe even if all the remaining PCI-E 2.0 lanes (22 total minus 16 for the graphics card) from the northbridge are wired to the USB ports, they will not be enough to provide 10Gbps.
Sometimes I think that AMD fully deserves its destiny, and if some day nvidia doesn't go bankrupt, it will be AMD. :(
Might be some kind of support for old FX customers who have working CPUs but broken old motherboards.
In any case, it could be nice to launch Excavator in FX form but nah.... :(
Why don't they just buy some 14 nm wafers from Intel? How does Apple buy manufacturing capacity from Samsung?
The reason mobo makers are releasing new AM3+ mobos is to increase sales in a down market. AMD's Zen won't be available until some time in 2016 and that's a long ways off for mobo vendors only able to essentially sell low cost/profit AMD FM2 mobos now. Obviously with Intel predicting slow sales, every possible revenue stream is needed to keep mobo makers afloat.
And, of course, they still can't seem to do
dual GigaBit LAN ports.
AMD really needs to refresh their chipsets.
If multi core Processors are better utilized, then obviously the brand with the price advantage will win.
The truth is gamers who care about DX12 most likely already have systems based on the latest unlocked i5/i7 with 290/290X or 900 series graphics cards. Do you really believe these people will bother switching to a FX platform if DX12 cannot make a FX-8000 25-30% faster than an i7?
So yeah, if it got a speed bump that large...now you are looking at old FX chips keeping pace with newer i7s. Yeah the difference will be in mere seconds but when you crunch a lot of video, those seconds add up. Take into account how much more economical the FX is, got something that could actually make Intel run some sales.
Granted the performance level may not be that high. I'm not gonna hold my breath. Either way competition is not a bad thing. Specially if it gives this stagnant market a kick in the rear.
New boards with "new" features are one way to do it :)